Washing-machine



Unirnn srarns PATENT onirica.'

JAMES DOTY, JR., AND ASA VI-; DUTY, OF WEST FALLS, NEW YORK.

WASHING-Miramas.

T0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES Do'rr, Jr., and Asa H. Do'rr, of Vest Falls,in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Tashing-Machines; and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine`reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters o freference marked thereon, in which- Figure (l) .represents alongitudinal section, and Fig. (2) an end view.

The nature of our invention consists in the employment of convexcorrugated sectional rubbers, also a corresponding number of scallopedconcave corrugated" blocks in combination with a flexible frame when thesame shall be constructed and operated substantially in the manner andfor the purpose hereinafter set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention wewill now describe its construction and operation.

(A) represents a rectangular box, the bottom of which is provided with aseries of blocks (C C) said blocks should be scalloped and corrugated,as fully shown in Fig. (1). lt would be advisable we think to leave aspace of about one inch between the ends of the block and the side ofthe box as represented in the drawings.

(B B) are convex corrugated rubbers or pressers, each being providedlwith a post (D) except the middle one to which is se cured the lever (J(E E) represents two parallel rails to `which are pivoted the posts (DD) at the points (f f).

G) are the upper rails, also pivoted to posts (D D) as seen in Fig. (1).

(K K) are cross pieces and (L L) tie rails, all arranged as fullyrepresented in the drawings. Thus a rocking or flexible frame isobtained.

It should be observed that the parallel rails (E E) should fit in agroove at each end of the box which will keep the frame in its properposition.

The advantages which are obtained by thus constructing a washing machineare obvious, and its mode of operation is of a double nature first bythe employment of sectional rubbers operated by means" of a flexibleor-rocking frame theclothes are both pressed and rubbed at the samemoment.

It will also be observed that the tearing of clothes of however fine atexture is effectually prevented as the movement of the rubbers" issimultaneous and in the same direction and withal the space over whichthey pass is so short that this difficulty cannot occur. The wear on theclothes will therefore be very slight, a feature which cannot be claimedbut for very few machines in use.

In operating our machine the frame is removed and water placed in thebox--the articles to. be washed are then placed in.7 and the framesecured in its proper position. The lever or handle (J) is then workedbackward and forward until the clothing is perfectly cleansed.

Having' thus fully described our invention what we claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is* The rocking or flexible frame incombination with the sectional convex corrugated rubbers B .13, andscalloped concave corru gated blocks (C C), when all shall be ar rangedsubstantially as and for the pu'rposes specified.

JAMES'DOTY, Jn. ASA H. DOTY.

Witnesses uO. MCCUMBER, JosIAH COOK.

